Packaging

With the National Packaging Targets set for 2025 it is not long before the government standards are put in place and food and beverage manufacturers will have to comply. If you supply packaging & processing solutions to the industry then our readers want to talk to you. They are on the lookout for the latest technologies that … Continue reading Food & Beverage Industry News September Special Feature – Packaging and Processing →

Packserv has announced the launch of its new engineering and manufacturing division ‐ Packserv Manufacturing. The new division will be located at a new facility in Marrickville, NSW and is the culmination of two years of research and development. Packserv Manufacturing will launch onto the Australian market with 26 new packaging machines designed to service … Continue reading Packserv Group announces new design and manufacturing division →

Bookings are now open for the fourth Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) virtual training course the ‘New World of Plastics Technology: Polymers & Recycling’ which will be held on 11 August 2020. This course is open to anyone to attend from anywhere in the world. The course trainer will be Prof Pierre Pienaar MSc, FAIP, … Continue reading The new world of plastics technology →

Re.Turn-It, an operator of container refund points has  announced the appointment of Alby Taylor as its new chief executive. Taylor’s  has experience in the industry, including being the former chairman and director of Container Exchange in Queensland and former general manager of the Australia Beverage Council. “We are delighted to have Alby joining the team, … Continue reading Recycler appoints new CEO →

The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) has released the July schedule for its successful Weekly Community Webinar series. Launched at the start of the COVID-19 lockdown, the webinar series has been designed to keep the sustainable packaging community connected and engaged – and has so far attracted more than 2,200 participants. Topics for discussion in … Continue reading APCO releases July sustainability webinar topics →

In part two of this two-part feature, Michael Dossor MAIP, group general manager, Result Group; Dr Carol Kilcullen-Lawrence, FAIP, CPP sustainability specialist, UPM Raflatac; Alan Adams MAIP, sustainability director APAC, Sealed Air; Professor Pierre Pienaar FAIP, CPP, education director – Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) and president – World Packaging Organisation (WPO); and Keith Chessell … Continue reading The true role of packaging comes to light in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic Pt II →

With its new compact series of VEGABAR pressure sensors and VEGAPOINT level switches, VEGA has now advanced to full-range supplier for all applications in food production. These instruments are aimed at standard applications in automation – and designed to meet the latest requirements of the industry. The quality demands on food are higher today than … Continue reading Sensors designed for rugged food and beverage environments →

Poultry brand ‘The Bare Bird’ together with Sealed Air’s CRYOVAC brand ‘Darfresh on Tray’ packaging received the “Packaging that Saves Food” – gold star award from the 2020 WorldStar packaging awards, given annually by the World Packaging Organisation. As Australia addresses food waste challenges to meet the National Food Waste Strategy 2030 targets, what’s there … Continue reading Maximum taste, minimum waste as Australia takes home global award →

Almost 65,000 commercial foodservice outlets including bars, cafes and restaurants have been forced to pivot over the last six weeks due to the Australian Government-ordered COVID-19 shutdowns. Those that have remained open, or are beginning to re-open, are offering customers restaurant-quality eats to takeaway, or have delivered to their door. Whilst businesses have completely transformed … Continue reading Thinking outside the packaging box →

The war on waste has been building for decades, and New Zealand-founded coffee brand, Allpress Espresso, are driven in practicing sustainability and searching for viable and strategic measures that will aid in change and stop contributing to landfill. This month, Allpress will close the loop one step further, moving all of their coffee bags to … Continue reading Allpress tackles war on waste with compostable cups →

In the haze of pandemic conversations swirling around everyone’s heads, one topic that has global significance is food security and integrity. The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) invited experts from different areas of the packaging industry to provide their views on the important role that packaging plays in times like these. In part one of … Continue reading The true role of packaging comes to light in the midst of the COVID-19 →

The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO), the Australasian Bioplastics Association (ABA) and the Australian Organics Recycling Association (AORA)) unite behind common approach to compostable plastic packaging.  APCO, in partnership with ABA and AORA, have today published Considerations for Compostable Packaging, a new guideline to help businesses make informed choices when considering the use of compostable packaging. Designed … Continue reading New guidance to address confusion over compostable plastic packaging →

The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) is pleased to announce that the 2x of the Australian and New Zealand companies that were shortlisted as finalists for 2020 WorldStar Packaging Special Awards have won their categories globally. The other two ANZ finalists were awarded Silver and Bronze awards which is an incredible feat for the ANZ … Continue reading Australia and NZ shine in 2020 WorldStar Packaging Special Awards →

COVID-19 and its impact on the packaging industry has forced consumers in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region to be more mindful of their safety and well-being. They are likely to change their views about packaging in response to the spread of COVID-19 to protect themselves getting infected by the virus. Shagun Sachdeva, consumer insights analyst at … Continue reading Packaging industry facing disruptions amid COVID-19 →

In today’s challenging packaging environment, you can’t afford to make mistakes or overlook the critical details that cost time and money. You need the knowledge – from materials properties and selection to transport packaging issues – that can help you make better decisions regarding your company’s packaging dollars. A new course offered by the Australian Institute … Continue reading New packaging program offered by AIP →

Total packaging industry M&A deals in February 2020 worth $781.11 million were announced globally, according to GlobalData’s deals database. The value marked a decrease of 38.1% over the previous month and a drop of 43.3 per cent when compared with the last 12-month average, which stood at $1.38bn. Comparing deals value in different regions of … Continue reading Global packaging deals total $781 million in February 2020 →

The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) has today announced at the Federal Government’s National Plastics Summit in Canberra that APCO will lead the development of the ANZPAC Plastic Pact, the latest to join the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s global Plastics Post Network. The ANZPAC Plastics Pact, which will formally launch to the public in late 2020, … Continue reading ANZPAC Plastics Pact to tackle plastic waste in Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands →

Plastic waste in the ocean is making its way back to land and increasing pollution on Australia’s beaches, according to new research from CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency. It explains why estimates of waste entering the ocean each year are 100 times larger than the amount of plastic observed floating on the surface, and suggests … Continue reading Ocean plastics returning to Australian coastlines →

How many times have we all grabbed a knife to open a pack of food, spilt it across the kitchen because the pack was too hard to open, been unable to read the text on the pack (even with glasses on) and then vowed to never buy that brand again? Now imagine if you were … Continue reading Accessible packaging design is the key to helping consumers →

The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) released their provisional program today for the biennial 2020 AIP Australasian Packaging Conference which will cover a broad range of topics relating to the theme PACKAGING: FIT FOR THE FUTURE and include 60 speakers from nine countries across two days. The event will be held on the 1 and … Continue reading Provisional programme released for AIP Conference →